Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Water and Power to enter into a contract for Project Dry Basement with Mid-State Basement Systems LLC.
The Project Dry Basement: Backwater Valve Installation and/or Sump Pump program consists of installing backwater valves and sump pumps and other such work as maybe necessary to prevent sewer backups in single and two-family homes in Columbus due to surcharging in city sewers from heavy rain or sewer blockages by protecting the home up to the top of casting of the nearest upstream manhole with a Spears or pre-approved backwater valve, which allows use of plumbing fixtures above that elevation in the remainder of the home. Only homes deemed eligible by the City of Columbus, Department of Water and Power, Division of Water Reclamation qualify for this program. Under this program an eligible home with an interior perimeter foundation drain connection to the lateral is also eligible, at the owner’s option, for the installation of a sump pump that will redirect the foundation drainage away from the sanitary lateral to the sump pump and then discharge that drainage away from the house.
The Department of Water and Power advertised formal bids on Vendor Services and solicited formal bids (RFQ 030848). Three bids were received and publicly opened on April 9, 2025.
After a review of the bids, it was determined that Mid-State Basement Systems LLC met the specifications and will be awarded the contract pending the passage of this legislation.
The term of this contract shall be for the period of one year from the date of execution by the City of Columbus, with the option for three (3) additional one year renewals, awarded on a year by year basis, based on funding availability, mutual agreement between the City and the vendor, approval by ordinance of Columbus City Council, and appropriation and certification of funds by the City Auditor. These contracts shall not automatically renew. ...
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